Mauritius
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
At its meeting on 15 April 2010, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a decision setting the dates for the High-Level Dialogue in September 2010. The general debate of the 65th session of the UNGA will be held from 23-25 September and from 27-30 September 2010. The UNGA also decided to hold the two-day high-level review to assess progress made in addressing the vulnerabilities of small island developing States through the implementation of the Mauritius Strategy for Further Implementation of...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
10 May 2010: On 10 May 2010, delegates at the 18th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD 18) considered the CSD 18 thematic topics as they relate to small island developing States (SIDS) and conducted a review of the implementation of the Mauritius Strategy for the Implementation (MSI) of the Barbados Plan of Action for the Sustainable Development of SIDS (PrepCom for MSI+5).
Delegates’ discussions were guided by the Secretary-General’s report on the Review of the...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
7 May 2010: The Fifth Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts and Islands, which took place in Paris, France, from 3-7 May 2010, was organized around three thematic sessions: ensuring survival; preserving life; and improving governance. The theme ensuring survival was sub-titled ”Oceans, Climate and Security - Major Issues in Mitigation, Adaptation, and Financing in the Post-Copenhagen Climate Regime.”
The event, which convened at the headquarters of the UN Educational, Scientific and...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
14 May 2010: Delegates at the 18th session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD 18) focused on the thematic cluster of transport, chemicals, waste management, mining, and sustainable consumption and production patterns, and conducted a one-day preparatory committee meeting for the five-year high-level review of the Mauritius Strategy for the Implementation (MSI+5) of the Barbados Plan of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
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10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
17 May 2010: The first Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or Rio+20) began its deliberations on the green economy and the institutional framework for sustainable development on 17 May 2010, at UN Headquarters in New York, US.
The three-day event commenced with the adoption of the PrepCom’s provisional agenda and programme of work. Two Contact Groups were created: the first to review the preparatory process; and the second to...
